Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to Borough Park

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Washington Heights to Borough Park by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	61	71	72	73	69	67	71	71	71	87	93	87	67	63	46
Tue	33	56	65	74	74	78	78	74	73	71	77	89	94	94	82	66	77
Wed	33	58	65	70	74	76	75	72	75	75	77	90	98	94	79	74	78
Thu	34	56	62	73	76	75	81	80	78	76	83	94	99	94	86	81	85
Fri	46	54	62	66	70	66	75	77	73	74	88	93	92	82	75	74	67
Sat	36	33	48	41	47	70	68	71	70	72	74	80	80	80	84	76	75
Sun	35	33	33	37	42	43	65	63	65	72	74	81	85	79	75	77	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 18-mile drive from Washington Heights to Borough Park (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (18 to 52 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Washington Heights to central Borough Park along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Washington Heights to Borough Park?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Borough Park?

The 18-mile drive usually takes 33 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Borough Park?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	61	71	72	73	69	67	71	71	71	87	93	87	67	63	46
Tue	33	56	65	74	74	78	78	74	73	71	77	89	94	94	82	66	77
Wed	33	58	65	70	74	76	75	72	75	75	77	90	98	94	79	74	78
Thu	34	56	62	73	76	75	81	80	78	76	83	94	99	94	86	81	85
Fri	46	54	62	66	70	66	75	77	73	74	88	93	92	82	75	74	67
Sat	36	33	48	41	47	70	68	71	70	72	74	80	80	80	84	76	75
Sun	35	33	33	37	42	43	65	63	65	72	74	81	85	79	75	77	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	61	71	72	73	69	67	71	71	71	87	93	87	67	63	46
Tue	33	56	65	74	74	78	78	74	73	71	77	89	94	94	82	66	77
Wed	33	58	65	70	74	76	75	72	75	75	77	90	98	94	79	74	78
Thu	34	56	62	73	76	75	81	80	78	76	83	94	99	94	86	81	85
Fri	46	54	62	66	70	66	75	77	73	74	88	93	92	82	75	74	67
Sat	36	33	48	41	47	70	68	71	70	72	74	80	80	80	84	76	75
Sun	35	33	33	37	42	43	65	63	65	72	74	81	85	79	75	77	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	46	61	71	72	73	69	67	71	71	71	87	93	87	67	63	46
Tue	33	56	65	74	74	78	78	74	73	71	77	89	94	94	82	66	77
Wed	33	58	65	70	74	76	75	72	75	75	77	90	98	94	79	74	78
Thu	34	56	62	73	76	75	81	80	78	76	83	94	99	94	86	81	85
Fri	46	54	62	66	70	66	75	77	73	74	88	93	92	82	75	74	67
Sat	36	33	48	41	47	70	68	71	70	72	74	80	80	80	84	76	75
Sun	35	33	33	37	42	43	65	63	65	72	74	81	85	79	75	77	68